Cookbook:Chilli Oil
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This recipe is used to make chilli oil, an extremely useful and tasty condiment.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]- 50 grams chile flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup peanut oil
Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Mix chile flakes and salt in a heat-proof bowl.
- Mix 1 tablespoon of the oil into the chile flake/salt mixture. This will prevent the chile from scorching when hot oil is added later.
- Heat peanut oil to about 200°C (392°F). Small bubbles should form when poking a wooden chopstick into the oil.
- Pour heated oil over chilli flake mixture and stir vigorously.
- Allow to cool and store in a container.
Notes, tips, and variations
[edit | edit source]- Various dried spices may be added to the oil when it is heating up. Suggestions include whole sichuan peppers and star anise. Once oil is brought to temperature, strain out the solids prior to pouring over the chile flake mixture.
- Peanut oil can be substituted with other oils that have a high smoke point.